1. A group part where you will be working together to research information about your ecosystem and present it to the class.
2. An individual project in which you will be submitting a report.
Step One: Title and Description
Working together as a group, look over the resources and figure out which ones will help you answer these questions.
1. What kind of environment is this? Where is it?
(Hint: look for information about rain or other precipitation, climate, sunlight, elevation, temperatures, latitude, freshwater or seawater, etc.)
Be able to describe the ecosystem in detail
Specifically show where the ecosystem is located
Mention similar ecosystems in other places on the Earth and state why they are similar
2. What are the main organisms that are important in this ecosystem?
(Hint: look for information about the trophic levels, like producers or plants, what organisms eat the producers, what eats them, etc.)
Step Two: Food Web
With your group members, develop a food web of the most important organisms. This will help you develop your presentation and your individual report. Start by identifying the producers in your ecosystem. Next, determine what organisms are the primary consumers. Next, identify what eats these and so on.
1. Include at least three producers and their consumers in your food web.
2. Color-code them so that producers are green, consumers are red, and decomposers are black.
3. Include at least 10 organisms, but no more than 15.
4. Draw arrows to show which organisms eat which others.
Step Three: Abiotic Factors
Make a list of the most important abiotic factors that affect this ecosystem. This will help you develop your presentation and your individual report.
1. List and explain in depth the main abiotic factors in the ecosystem (You need at least two, no more than three).
2. Identify the population(s) affected by the factor.
3. Describe the factor's effect on the ecosystem.
(Hint: look for information about changing water levels, temperature, light levels, salinity, pollution, etc.)
Step Four: Human Impact
Make a list of the most important human effects on this ecosystem.
1. Describe and explain the human impacts (You will need at least one, no more than two).
2. Identify the population(s) affected by humans.
3. Describe the effect on the ecosystem.
4. Include action that could be taken to reduce the impact.
(Hint: look for information about building or construction, logging, diverting freshwater, hunting or anything else humans do that affects nature.)
Step Five: Populations
In your presentation, include information about at least three populations that live in your ecosystem and include...
The populations role in the ecosystem (what trophic level)
Any interesting facts/information about the populations
The effect of abiotic factors on the population
The effect of humans on the population
BE SURE TO TAKE NOTES AND WRITE DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT. THE EASY BIB LINK OR SON OF CITATION MACHINE LINK SHOULD HELP YOU DO THIS OR YOU CAN ASK MR. HEISEY OR MRS. WHY.
Presentation
After you have done your research, work with your group members to develop a way to present your information to the rest of the class (poster, technology presentation, website, movie, etc.). Your presentation will help you tell the story of your ecosystem to the rest of the class. Work together to figure out how to share the story of your ecosystem with the rest of the class. Include diagrams, pictures, drawings, graphs, or other ways to make the information easy to understand. You will be asked to state where you found all of your information!
Presentations should be at least 5 minutes long and include the following:
1. Title and Description
Describe the ecosystem in detail
Specifically show where the ecosystem is located
Mention similar ecosystems in other places on the Earth and state why they are similar
Identify some of the important organisms (producers, consumers, and decomposers) in your ecosystem
2. Food Web
Diagram organisms in trophic levels: producers (green), consumers (red), and decomposer (black)
Include 10-15 organisms in the food web
Draw arrows to show energy flow in the ecosystem
3. Abiotic Factors
List and explain in depth the main abiotic factors in the ecosystem (You need at least 2, no more than 3)
Identify the population(s) affected by the factor
Describe how these abiotic factors effect the ecosystem
4. Human Impact
Describe and explain the human impacts (You will need at least 1, no more than 3)
Identify the population(s) affected by humans
Describe the effect on the ecosystem
Include possible actions that could be taken to reduce the impact.
5. Populations - In your presentation, include information about at least three important population in this ecosystem and include...
Its role in the ecosystem
Any interesting facts/information about the population
The effect of abiotic factors on the population
The effect of humans on the population
INDIVIDUAL PART
After you have completed your food webs (including trophic levels) with your group, decide as a group which population each person will study for individual reports. Each group must have individual reports for a producer, a primary consumer, and a secondary consumer.
Individual reports should include:
1. A description of one key population's role in the ecosystem, including where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, and any other interactions or important behaviors.
2. A discussion of the population's abiotic needs and interactions.
3. An example of human impact on the population.
You may include diagrams, pictures, drawings, graphs, or other ways to make the information easy to understand. Each individual report should be at least 2 pages (or based on the project, to Mr. Heisey's specifications), but it may be longer depending on what you need to say. You must include a page that indicates where you found all of your information!!!!
About The Project
This project has two parts:1. A group part where you will be working together to research information about your ecosystem and present it to the class.
2. An individual project in which you will be submitting a report.
Step One: Title and Description
Working together as a group, look over the resources and figure out which ones will help you answer these questions.1. What kind of environment is this? Where is it?
(Hint: look for information about rain or other precipitation, climate, sunlight, elevation, temperatures, latitude, freshwater or seawater, etc.)
2. What are the main organisms that are important in this ecosystem?
(Hint: look for information about the trophic levels, like producers or plants, what organisms eat the producers, what eats them, etc.)
Step Two: Food Web
With your group members, develop a food web of the most important organisms. This will help you develop your presentation and your individual report. Start by identifying the producers in your ecosystem. Next, determine what organisms are the primary consumers. Next, identify what eats these and so on.1. Include at least three producers and their consumers in your food web.
2. Color-code them so that producers are green, consumers are red, and decomposers are black.
3. Include at least 10 organisms, but no more than 15.
4. Draw arrows to show which organisms eat which others.
Step Three: Abiotic Factors
Make a list of the most important abiotic factors that affect this ecosystem. This will help you develop your presentation and your individual report.1. List and explain in depth the main abiotic factors in the ecosystem (You need at least two, no more than three).
2. Identify the population(s) affected by the factor.
3. Describe the factor's effect on the ecosystem.
(Hint: look for information about changing water levels, temperature, light levels, salinity, pollution, etc.)
Step Four: Human Impact
Make a list of the most important human effects on this ecosystem.1. Describe and explain the human impacts (You will need at least one, no more than two).
2. Identify the population(s) affected by humans.
3. Describe the effect on the ecosystem.
4. Include action that could be taken to reduce the impact.
(Hint: look for information about building or construction, logging, diverting freshwater, hunting or anything else humans do that affects nature.)
Step Five: Populations
In your presentation, include information about at least three populations that live in your ecosystem and include...BE SURE TO TAKE NOTES AND WRITE DOWN THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT. THE EASY BIB LINK OR SON OF CITATION MACHINE LINK SHOULD HELP YOU DO THIS OR YOU CAN ASK MR. HEISEY OR MRS. WHY.
Presentation
After you have done your research, work with your group members to develop a way to present your information to the rest of the class (poster, technology presentation, website, movie, etc.). Your presentation will help you tell the story of your ecosystem to the rest of the class. Work together to figure out how to share the story of your ecosystem with the rest of the class. Include diagrams, pictures, drawings, graphs, or other ways to make the information easy to understand. You will be asked to state where you found all of your information!Presentations should be at least 5 minutes long and include the following:
1. Title and Description
2. Food Web
3. Abiotic Factors
4. Human Impact
5. Populations - In your presentation, include information about at least three important population in this ecosystem and include...
INDIVIDUAL PART
After you have completed your food webs (including trophic levels) with your group, decide as a group which population each person will study for individual reports. Each group must have individual reports for a producer, a primary consumer, and a secondary consumer.
Individual reports should include:
1. A description of one key population's role in the ecosystem, including where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, and any other interactions or important behaviors.
2. A discussion of the population's abiotic needs and interactions.
3. An example of human impact on the population.
You may include diagrams, pictures, drawings, graphs, or other ways to make the information easy to understand. Each individual report should be at least 2 pages (or based on the project, to Mr. Heisey's specifications), but it may be longer depending on what you need to say. You must include a page that indicates where you found all of your information!!!!